A man involved in a conspiracy to supply drugs has been jailed for 18 months.

Father-of-five Michael Gledhill, 37, who runs his own building firm, financed the supply of cannabis resin between November and December 2005, Leeds Crown Court heard.

He was assisted by a second Bradford man, David Fry.

Prosecutor John Topham told the court police found 22 wraps of cannabis, with a street value of nearly £600, during a search of Gledhill's home in Blucher Street, Laisterdyke, Bradford. Gledhill also had £1,280 cash in his pocket and £9,400 was found in a safe in his bedroom.

A search of Fry's home in nearby Wellington Street resulted in the discovery of three blocks of cannabis resin. The street value of the drug was £1,000 but its wholesale value was a third of that.

Gledhill admitted the money in the safe was connected with drug dealing.

The court heard Gledhill, who had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to conspiracy to supply cannabis, had a long criminal record but no convictions relating to drugs.

Judge Terence Walsh sentenced Fry, who also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cannabis, to 12 months imprisonment, suspended for two years, and ordered him to perform 200 hours unpaid community work.

A third man, Peter Hartley, 42, of Wellington Street, Laisterdyke, pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis and was given a 12-month community and supervision order.